Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1911 — Good Jokes [ARTICLE]

Good Jokes

SLEEP AND LET SLEEP. ~ •Pre.-*. •*-’• -^y* ? ‘ It was in the small hours of a muggy morning. From-a seat near the Mudhan dockcs where he had spent the night. Pat watched the Merely Mary Ann aa she loomed out of the. “Want a job?” asked the foreman, suddenly appearing. “ ’ “Shore, it's only six o’clock,” complained Pat. “Never mind that,” retorted the foreman. “We want a man to help us gfijßoad that ship." “What's the cargo?" asked Pat “Sleepers,” said the foreman shortly. “Sleepers, bedad!” exclaimed PaL with his fingers to his lips. “Shure. didn't Oi tell yer it was too soon to start work? We mustn’t be waitin' ’em up so early in the mornin’l”